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Post by jimbo on Dec 28, 2020 1:30:38 GMT -5
This might be a good time to consider age changes for the CHL. Just curious, what changes do you think they need to make? With current lawsuits and dark history of issues in the CHL, Maybe they move the age of players to 17-21. It’s been discussed in the past and this might be the year they could actually do something like that with minimal impact. |
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Post by bpfox on Dec 28, 2020 9:45:45 GMT -5
Fair enough jimbo, I just wasn't sure where you were going with your original post on the subject. Merry Christmas.
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Post by aj0512 on Jan 4, 2021 18:06:01 GMT -5
Based on some AHL announcements today, if the Canadian Hockey League does not play this season, all junior-aged players are eligible to play in the AHL this season as long as they turned 18 by September 15, 2020. The NHL/CHL would also have to sign off on it. The AHL is scheduled to start on February 5. All Canadian teams opted in for the season, so I guess we might see Cole Perfetti in a Manitoba Moose jersey soon (not sure on ELC rules).
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Post by aj0512 on Jan 9, 2021 14:49:39 GMT -5
Details on the WHL's latest Return to Play Plan from Jeff Marek on Twitter. Will the OHL follow with something similar?
*24-game regular season starting in late February
*All games on weekends
*Some teams will share rinks
*Hubs being discussed
*American teams may be relocating to Canada for the season
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Post by bpfox on Feb 11, 2021 8:06:37 GMT -5
Looks like the OHL is kicking around a similar approach. This is from a tweet by Scott Wheeler:
Sources: The OHL sent a memo to teams today with plans for restart:
- 24-game season
- Four hub cities
- March quarantines at home before arriving in host city
- April 2-4 weekend target for start to season
- Government mandated quarantines for imports
*Subject to gov. approval
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Post by aj0512 on Feb 12, 2021 18:05:40 GMT -5
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Post by donjohnson on Feb 19, 2021 9:10:37 GMT -5
I was communicating yesterday with a guy I know in Windsor who has been a billet family for a while and I asked if he was hearing anything about the OHL season there. His response was that he's hearing a lot of talk about "bubbling" the teams in certain areas of Canada and that we shouldn't expect any home games this year. While I really want to go to a hockey game right now, I'll take whatever I can get and watch it on the streaming. This is TOTALLY just rumors but I thought I'd share what I've heard from the other side of the border.
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Post by bpfox on Feb 19, 2021 16:00:07 GMT -5
I made the decision a while ago that there would be no "live" hockey for me this season. I did buy the "full season" for the AHL. I'm getting all of the home and away games for all the teams. Been able see many former Spirit players score their first pro goals so that's been fun. I have watched one game today with two more to go today. Got my first Covid shot this week so that's good, but I'm still targeting fall for any live games. So for now instead of "Go Spirit", it's "Go Former Sprit".
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